Class 12 English Prose Ch-3 A Pinch of Snuff MCQs Exam 2027

Topic 1: Author & Background (Lekhak aur Prishthbhumi)

1. ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ is written by: (2022)

   (A) Manohar Malgonkar

   (B) Germain Greer

   (C) Dorothy L. Sayers

   (D) H.E. Bates

2. Manohar Malgaonkar has written the lesson—

   (A) I Have A Dream

   (B) A Pinch of Snuff

   (C) Bharat Is My Home

   (D) The Earth

3. Manohar Malgaonkar is a/an ….. writer.

   (A) Indian

   (B) American

   (C) British

   (D) Nigerian

4. Manohar Malgaonkar is an ……… writer.

   (A) Indo-Anglian

   (B) American

   (C) African

   (D) British

5. ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ is a ………

   (A) novel

   (B) poem

   (C) short story

   (D) essay

6. ……… is a humorous story.

   (A) The Earth

   (B) The Artist

   (C) A Pinch of Snuff

   (D) Above of these

7. Manohar Malgaonkar’s story is full of wit and ………

   (A) Humour

   (B) Tragedy

   (C) Adventure

   (D) Irony

8. The story ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ is taken from ………

   (A) Contemporary Indian Short Stories in English

   (B) Distant Drum

   (C) A Bend in the Ganges

   (D) Combat of Shadows

9. “A Pinch of Snuff” is a story written in the ……… person.

   (A) First

   (B) Second

   (C) Third

   (D) None of these

10. The story ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ is essentially:

    (A) A tragedy

    (B) A travelogue

    (C) A comedy

    (D) A social drama

Topic 2: Character Sketches (Nanukaka & The Narrator)

11. Nanukaka was the narrator’s: (2022)

    (A) Maternal uncle

    (B) Paternal uncle

    (C) Cousin

    (D) Friend

12. The narrator in “A Pinch of Snuff” was a/an …. on probation. [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) Secretary

    (B) Clerk

    (C) Under-Secretary

    (D) Bank Officer

13. The narrator of ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ was a/an ________ on probation. (2023)

    (A) Secretary

    (B) Under Secretary

    (C) Clerk

    (D) Bank Manager

14. Nanukaka was related to the narrator as he was his mother’s ………

    (A) Brother

    (B) Father

    (C) Uncle

    (D) Nephew

15. Manohar Malgaonkar was the ……… on Probation.

    (A) Secretary

    (B) Under Secretary

    (C) Joint Secretary

    (D) Chief Secretary

16. Who is the main character of ‘A Pinch of Snuff’?

    (A) Manohar Malgaonkar

    (B) Nanukaka

    (C) Sohanlal Ratiram

    (D) Ratiram

17. ‘A Pinch of Snuff’ is in fact a detailed character sketch of ………

    (A) Sohan Lal

    (B) Nanukaka

    (C) Manohar Malgaonkar

    (D) Ratiram

18. Nanukaka was a very ……… man.

    (A) food

    (B) stupid

    (C) honest

    (D) clever

19. Nanukaka has a unique quality of telling—

    (A) stories

    (B) truths

    (C) lies

    (D) none of these

20. Nanukaka had a unique quality of telling: (2021)

    (A) Stories

    (B) Truth

    (C) Lies

    (D) Jokes

21. Nanukaka often used to use ……… words in his speech when he was angry.

    (A) English

    (B) Marathi

    (C) Hindi

    (D) Gujarati

22. Nanukaka’s linguistic escape was always ………

    (A) Mother tongue

    (B) Hindi

    (C) English

    (D) Sanskrit

23. Nanukaka’s handle-bar moustache was:

    (A) Black

    (B) Grey

    (C) White

    (D) Brown

24. Nanukaka was the ________ of the narrator’s mother.

    (A) Cousin

    (B) Father

    (C) Brother

    (D) Uncle

25. The narrator was deeply impressed by Nanukaka’s ………

    (A) Appearance

    (B) Personality

    (C) Wit and resourcefulness

    (D) Wealth

Topic 3: The Visit to Delhi (Arrival & Journey)

26. Nanukaka was coming to Delhi— [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) to visit the Red Fort

    (B) to see some minister

    (C) to participate a conference

    (D) to spend the summer

27. For what purpose had Nanukaka come to Delhi? [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) For paying the debt

    (B) Attend Zamindar convention

    (C) To take rest

    (D) To see some Minister

28. Nanukaka was coming to Delhi to see some ……… [BSEB, 2019A]

    (A) Politicians

    (B) Ministers

    (C) Relatives

    (D) Friends

29. Nanukaka was coming to Delhi to: (2020)

    (A) See some people

    (B) Attend a wedding

    (C) See some Minister

    (D) Settle a property

30. ……… was coming to visit the narrator’s family. [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) Sohanlal Ratiram

    (B) Hajrat Barkat Ali

    (C) Nanukaka

    (D) None of these

31. The narrator’s mother announced that ……… was coming.

    (A) The Minister

    (B) Nanukaka

    (C) The Secretary

    (D) Ratiram

32. Nanukaka was to stay for ………

    (A) four or five days

    (B) three or four days

    (C) two or three days

    (D) a week

33. How many days leave had been taken by the narrator?

    (A) Three days

    (B) Two days

    (C) Four days

    (D) Five days

34. The narrator (Manohar Malgaonkar) had taken ……… days’ leave.

    (A) Five

    (B) Three

    (C) Two

    (D) Seven

35. Who was waiting for Nanukaka at the station?

    (A) The Minister

    (B) The Narrator

    (C) The Mother

    (D) Sohanlal

36. Nanukaka managed to travel in 2nd class on a ……… ticket. [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) 1st class

    (B) General class

    (C) 3rd class

    (D) Sleeper class

37. Nanukaka managed to travel in 2nd class on a ticket of ………

    (A) 1st class

    (B) General class

    (C) Sleeper class

    (D) Third class

38. Nanukaka traveled in ……………. (2020)

    (A) First class

    (B) Second class

    (C) Third class

    (D) General class

39. Nanukaka stood in the doorway of a ….. class carriage:

    (A) first

    (B) A.C.

    (C) second

    (D) third

40. Nanukaka traveled in the Second Class on a Third Class ticket because ………

    (A) he lost his ticket

    (B) there was no room in the Third Class

    (C) he wanted to save money

    (D) he was a clever man

41. Who travelled free with Nanukaka? [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) Dog

    (B) Rabbit

    (C) Hen

    (D) Kitten

42. The mother in “A Pinch of Snuff” was waiting at the ….. for her brother.

    (A) room

    (B) gate

    (C) doorstep

    (D) verandah

43. The narrator’s mother was waiting at the ________ for Nanukaka.

    (A) Gate

    (B) Station

    (C) Doorstep

    (D) Road

44. Nanukaka’s suitcase was kept in the ………

    (A) Bedroom

    (B) Verandah

    (C) Drawing room

    (D) Kitchen

Topic 4: Plans & The Minister (Climax)

45. Nanukaka went to visit the ……. Minister. [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) Finance

    (B) Welfare

    (C) Railway

    (D) Home

46. The second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet was—

    (A) The Home Minister

    (B) The Railway Minister

    (C) The welfare Minister

    (D) None of these

47. Who was the person that Nanukaka really wanted to meet in Delhi?

    (A) Prime Minister

    (B) Welfare Minister

    (C) Home Minister

    (D) Finance Minister

48. The Welfare Minister was a close friend of ………

    (A) Nanukaka

    (B) The Maharaja of Ninnore

    (C) The Narrator

    (D) Sohanlal Ratiram

49. Nanukaka portrayed himself as the hereditary astrologer of the Maharaja of—

    (A) Jaipur

    (B) Bikaner

    (C) Ninnore

    (D) None of these

50. Nanukaka went to the ……… Auto Dealers. [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) Sikka

    (B) Alankar

    (C) Rikka

    (D) Kia

51. Sikka Auto Dealers was a ………

    (A) Car showroom

    (B) Cloth shop

    (C) Jewelry shop

    (D) Cycle shop

52. Nanukaka wrote a cheque for a ……. rupees.

    (A) thousand

    (B) hundred

    (C) five hundred

    (D) ten thousand

53. Nanukaka took out his cheque-book and wrote a cheque for: (2021)

    (A) Five thousand rupees

    (B) Two thousand rupees

    (C) A thousand rupees

    (D) Five hundred rupees

54. Nanukaka handed over a cheque of a thousand rupees to a—

    (A) Carpenter

    (B) Dhobi

    (C) Gold smith

    (D) milkman

55. Nanukaka gave the ……… a two-rupee note as a reward.

    (A) Driver

    (B) Dhobi

    (C) Clerk

    (D) Peon

56. The reward given to the Dhobi by Nanukaka was a ……… rupee note.

    (A) Two

    (B) Five

    (C) Ten

    (D) Hundred

57. Nanukaka told the Dhobi to come to the ……… Auto Dealers.

    (A) Sikka

    (B) Rikka

    (C) Alankar

    (D) Maruti

58. Ratiram was the son of ………

    (A) Mohanlal Ratiram

    (B) Sohanlal Ratiram

    (C) Jaganlal Ratiram

    (D) None of these

59. The name of the son of Sohanlal Ratiram was:

    (A) Hari Ram

    (B) Ravi Ram

    (C) Ratiram

    (D) Lal Ram

60. Nanukaka’s meeting with Sohanlal Ratiram was ………

    (A) very successful

    (B) a failure

    (C) cancelled

    (D) postponed

61. There is nothing like honesty was said by —

    (A) Nanukaka

    (B) Sohanlal Ratiram

    (C) Ratiram

    (D) Hajrat Barkat Ali

62. Who was the person for whom the narrator had to wait for two hours?

    (A) Nanukaka

    (B) The Minister

    (C) Sohanlal

    (D) Ratiram

63. The mother of the narrator was very confident that Nanukaka would be able to manage to see the Minister:

    (A) on Sunday

    (B) whenever he wanted

    (C) in between a meeting

    (D) on the Minister’s vacation

64. Nanukaka went to see the Minister in a ________. (2024)

    (A) Taxi

    (B) Private Car

    (C) Lorry

    (D) Bus

65. Which car did Nanukaka use to go to the Minister’s house?

    (A) Maruti

    (B) Fiat

    (C) A large outlandish car

    (D) Ambassador

66. ……… went to the minister in Jodhpur coat.

    (A) Nanukaka

    (B) Shiga Naoya

    (C) Manohar Malgaonkar (Author)

    (D) None of these

67. The speaker put on his white Jodhpur coat and the ……… turban.

    (A) orange

    (B) red

    (C) yellow

    (D) black

68. Nanukaka had tied a huge ……… turban round his head.

    (A) Red

    (B) Orange

    (C) Pink

    (D) Yellow

69. What was the specific color of the turban Nanukaka tied for the narrator?

    (A) Yellow

    (B) Orange

    (C) Red

    (D) Saffron

70. The color of Nanukaka’s turban was ………

    (A) Saffron

    (B) Orange

    (C) Red

    (D) Yellow

71. “Nanukaka opened his silver snuffbox and took a …..” [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) coat

    (B) kurta

    (C) pinch

    (D) pitch

72. Who took a pinch of snuff?

    (A) Alam

    (B) Rehman

    (C) Manohar

    (D) Nanukaka

73. Nanukaka ……… before he spoke.

    (A) ate some biscuits

    (B) drank tea

    (C) inhaled some snuff

    (D) drank coffee

74. Nanukaka took a pinch of ……… after the meeting with Sohanlal.

    (A) Salt

    (B) Snuff

    (C) Tobacco

    (D) Sugar

75. What did Nanukaka use to wipe his hands and face?

    (A) Towel

    (B) Handkerchief

    (C) Gamcha

    (D) Napkin

76. Manohar Malgaonkar was an Under-Secretary on probation in the ……… department.

    (A) Finance

    (B) Foreign

    (C) Home

    (D) Welfare

77. Nanukaka’s signature in the visitors’ book was as the:

    (A) Zamindar of Ninnore

    (B) Hereditary Astrologer to the Maharaja of Ninnore

    (C) Prince of Ninnore

    (D) Minister of Ninnore

78. The story ends with the narrator hoping that:

    (A) Nanukaka never returns

    (B) He gets a promotion

    (C) Nanukaka is not caught in his lies

    (D) The Minister visits them

79. Nanukaka’s main weapon to impress people was:

    (A) Money

    (B) Tall talk and appearance

    (C) Honesty

    (D) Political power

80. Nanukaka used a ……… car to impress Sohanlal Ratiram.

    (A) Small

    (B) Large and luxurious

    (C) Old

    (D) Broken